SSH into CWP Server as Root

This guide is designed to walk you through the steps necessary to establish an SSH connection to your CentOS Web Panel (CWP) server as the root user.

Generate/Authorize SSH Keys

IMPORTANT: This solution will require root access. If this needs to be obtained, follow this guide on requesting root access.

1. Access CWP Admin
2. Navigate to Server Settings section
3. Click SSH Key Generator
   
4. Click Generate New Keys
5. Once the key has been generated, click Add Public Key to Authorized

Saving your SSH Key Pair to your computer

1. Copy all Public Key text in the Your Authorized Keys box 
   
2. Open your preferred text editor, such as Notepad, and paste the copied text into the new Notepad file
   
3. Save the new Public Key File as "id_rsa.pub" with the quotes (" ") included in the file name
   IMPORTANT: The quotation marks need to be included in the file name so that Notepad doesn't append .txt to the end of the file.
   NOTE: Ensure you keep track of where you save the key file, as it will be needed later.
    
4. Copy all the Key Text from the Your Private Key text box
   
5. Using the same text editor you used for the Public Key, save the Private Key File as "id_rsa", using the same method of adding quotes used above, and preferably saving it in the same place as your Public Key File
   
    
6. Next, navigate to the Security section
7. Click CSF Firewall
8. Obtain your Public IP Address
9. Paste your Public IP Address into the IP box and click Quick Allow
   
10. You can now use your preferred terminal application to connect to your CWP server as the root user
    TIP: Common terminal applications include PuTTY, Windows Terminal, and Terminus.